Anyone else not eat Fast Food?

[paintnolish]

There are many reasons not to eat fast food: fat/calories, chemicals, waste generated, etc. They are all good reasons, and I take them all into account. That doesn't mean if I could eat a Quarter Pounder and fries everyday I wouldn't. It's delicious, but for the vast majority of the time, we choose "better" options. I can't tell you the last time I ate a QP, though. When we get "convenience" food, we make an effort to choose wisely, but I do not absolutely outlaw fast food every day of the year.

 

[DSNY4ever]

I haven't had fast food in about 7 years. It's not that some of it doesn't taste good, but I don't agree with where they get their food from/the living conditions and treatment of the animals/or the quality of the product/or all the plastic, paper and styrofoam packaging it all comes in.

That's not to say I don't miss it, but I am working hard to make better decisions about the companies I support and who gets my money. I miss the cheap price and every once in a while my mouth waters when a KFC commercial comes on TV.

 

[TanyaLovesPooh]

I just ate a quarter pounder with fries, yummy! That was my first one in several months, however. Fast food is usually Taco Bueno or Pizza Hut for us. Hubby and I count our calories, he has lost 50 lbs. and I have lost 20 in the past several months. I was not overweight before but did want to slim down a bit.

We like fast food, but try to keep it in moderation like everything else.

 

[Noah]

Here in California, we have Chipotle which is mainly serves burrito. They are better than fast food because they use better ingredients, such as organic fruits and veggies or humanely raised meat.

 

[Pembo]

If you read the Disboards you would think that no one ever eats at fast food restaurants and yet they make a fortune. Everything in moderation is fine IMO.

OP here - We just don't eat much FF anymore and I wondered if there were others like us. We don't make a fortune though. lol I don't care where anyone eats, just curious as to other people's habits. That's the fun of the CB - finding out all the diversity.

 

[PatriciaH]

I got so sick from a Big Mac years ago I have not been back to McDonalds, Burger King, etc, since. We do get pizza every now and then or a Subway veggie sub (now I never want their meat after the post above about the smelly meat there.) I have had a baked potato from Wendy's months ago. I liked Panara Bread when we lived in Orlando but there are none near us here. I do not like chain type restaurants anymore. Too salty and not enough vegetarian options or humanely raised meat.

 

[ilovepete]

Here in California, we have Chipotle which is mainly serves burrito. They are better than fast food because they use better ingredients, such as organic fruits and veggies or humanely raised meat.

And they are owned by McDonalds.
At the local one here an actual McDonald's truck brings their food shipments! Seems like that would kill the image to me, I'm not sure why they do that.

 

[ilovepete]

About all the comments about nobody here eating fast food, I think we are seeing that so much in this thread because of it's title, "Anyone else not eat fast food?". So, more people that don't are posting here, so that is why it looks skewed.